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    Default Trying to Gain Custody of Younger Siblings

    My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: Washington

    I am almost 20 years old and I am active duty military for the Air Force currently stationed in Louisiana. My two younger half sisters ages 14 and 12 live with our mother who has been using a variety of illegal drugs for years including perscription abuse. The father of the kids died and I am the only living, blood relative that they have any sort of contact with. The 14 year old wants to come live with me because she knows that my mother is unfit and is willing to fight in a court. My mother has some criminal records and has had cps called on her in the past. She is not willing to give up custody because each of the two kids gets money every month as social security from their father's death which they all basically live off of yet she still spends so much on drugs that she tends to run out before the money comes again. She believes she is such a wonderful parent when really the house is disgusting, she hasnt worked because she is falling apart from the years of drug use and alcohol abuse and her boyfriend has a job as a logger but he is just as bad with the drugs.

    I feel I have a pretty good chance of gaining custody of the two girls, theres also a 4 year old boy that is my half brother but the boyfriend living with my mom is his father so getting custody of him is less likely. My primary concern is the girls because I want them to finish school and get some college and the limited education of my mom and her boyfriend prevents them from helping with homework if they even actually wanted to.

    I am wondering what my best course of action would be and trying to get as much information as I can. I have some money available to get a lawyer if I need it.

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